2016 Jean-François Jacouton Cornas Terre de Feu

Brilliant violet. An exotically perfumed bouquet evokes black and blue fruit preserves and incense, and a sexy floral element steadily gains strength with air. Fleshy, seamless and sweet, offering densely packed boysenberry, cherry liqueur, spicecake and violet pastille flavors braced by a spine of juicy acidity. The floral note repeats emphatically on an impressively long, gently tannic finish that leaves behind smoky mineral and blue fruit notes.